Sanballat [Sănbăl'lat]—the enemy is secret. A Horonite, an enemy of the Jews. He opposed Nehemiah in the building of the wall (Neh. 2:10, 19; 4:1, 7; 6:1-14; 13:28). This most inveterate of Nehemiah’s opponents derided the efforts of repair, and sought to hinder the work of the builders.